List of national parks of Taiwan
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The Republic of China (on Taiwan)'s National Park Act was passed in 1972 to protect the nature, wildlife, and history in its territory. [1] There are six national parks in the ROC:
- Kenting National Park (332.69 km²), the oldest and southernmost national park in Taiwan, with tropical coral reef and migratory birds.
- Kinmen National Park (37.8 km²), has historical battlefields in Kinmen (Quemoy). The only one park not on Taiwan Island.
- Shei-Pa National Park (768.5 km²), located in central north part of Taiwan island in Hsinchu County and Miaoli County.
- Taroko National Park (920 km²), marble gorge, east Taiwan.
- Yangmingshan National Park (114.55 km²), the smallest national park on Taiwan Island; it has a volcanic landform and the northernmost. It is located near Taipei.
- Yushan National Park (1054.91 km²), the largest national park and located on central Taiwan it contains Jade Mountain (3952 m) which is the highest peak in East Asia.
The total area of these six national parks is more than 3,228,45 km² (about 322,845 acres), approximately 9.0% of the total area of territories currently under ROC administration.
[edit] Seventh Park
The Council for Economic Planning and Development of the Executive Yuan finalized the name of the first oceanic national park – the Dongsha Marine National Park (東沙環礁國家公園) – in order to distinguish Dongsha’s marine ecology and its landscape features. [2] Wu Hsiang-jen, director of the organizational committee for the oceanic park in Dongsha, said that research and long-term monitoring were the foundation for effective management and sustainable operation of the protected area. In the future, a resource survey, ecological research, determining the environmental impact of infrastructure and the overall planning for Dongsha will be top priorities.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.kmnp.gov.tw/english/establishment.htm Reference on Act Title from Kinmen Park website.
- ^ http://e-info.org.tw/node/18896 New ocean park (Chinese).
